Advertising stand



Patented July 12, i927.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

nussnnn w. ANDERSON, or'nn'rnorr, moment.

envna'rrsme swam).

Application filed August 22, 1924. Serial No. 738,585.

' This invention has reference to structures for display purposes of the type generally known as lawn or sidewalk stands adapted 4 plates provided with advertising the upper edges of the said plate or plates,

' which are,very often prone to corrosive action of the weather are protectively housed. It is also an object of the-said invention.

to provide a support for such plate or plates which will be both light and strong and not liableto warping, and which is particularly adapted for the reception and firm securing of such late or plates in position thereon; and a still further object is to provide a device of this type wherein advantage is taken of the space beneath said plate or plates for additional displayfpurposes together with a bracing of the frame to prevent distortion of the vertical legs thereof.

Further objects subsidiary to or resulting from the aforesaid objects, or from the construction or operation of the invention as it may be carried into efi'ect,'will become apparent as the said invention is hereinafter further disclosed.

In carrying the. said inventi'on into eflect I may. provide a novel construction and arran ement of parts more particularly described and ascertained hereinafter, by way of example having reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lawn or sidewalk stand embodying the said invention;

Figure2 is a vertical transverse section )f the same, and Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1, on a smaller scale, showing a frame adapted for rectangular plates.

Similar characters of reference indicate similar parts in both figures of the drawing. 1 and 2 are angle irons forniing the base and provided with braces 3 and 4 which assist in the supportingof a frame 5 on the said base. This frame '5 is of an inverted U-shaped configuration having a curved upper portion and downwardly extending a circular plate, or two of said manufactured cheapliy inte ral legs, the extremities of which rest on 51s members 1 and 2 of the base. This frame 5 is inwardly webbed, being shown as constructed of T iron, and'6 in dicates the internal web of the frame, 7 and 8 being the flanges of the said-'T-iron. Secured to the curved portion of the said webfi of the frame are circular advertisin plates 9 and 10 on opposite sides thereo the upper peripheries of which are protectively oused beneath the curved ortions' of theflanges 7 and 8 of the said rame so that such edges are guarded from attack by rain or corrosive agents in the atmosphere as will be readily understood.

,For further bracing of the legs of the said frame a tie rod or brace 11 is shown extending between the web 6 of the said legs in preventing distortion thereof,'and the brace is provided with hooks 12 upon which is suspended a further advertising plate 13 as shown.-

To prevent warping of the frame 5 as a result of stresses set up in the bending thereof to she I provide tie members 14 and 15'extend1ng between the angle irons 1 and 2 near their extremities.

In the modified form,'Figure 3, I illustrate a frame 16 of T-iron the web being notched as at .17 to permit of angular corners being formed and the protective function of the flanges being still maintained.

Such a device as .that described may be and is articularly adapted to be shippe n knockown condition, and when assembled and installed is extremely durable lending itself to the very effective display of advertising matter. The

rotection afforded to the circular advertismg plates increases their life and prevents ma'rring of the marginal surface of the advertlsing matter displayed thereon; and this invention may be developed within the scope merely illustrative and not in ;a limiting sense except as necessitated What' I claim is An advertising stand comprising a recby the prior art.

tangular frame-like base having angle iron sides with upstandin flanges a dis la plate, a support there or in the form f onepiece inverted U-shaped frame oonof said base and attached to the upstandstructed of TI-iron withthe web thereof exing flanges thereof intermediate the front 10 tending inwardly of said frame, said plate and rear edges of said base, and braces conhaving its upper edge conforming to the necting the ends of said angle irons to said I shape of the upper curved portion of the U- support and bearing against the .webs of shaped frame and having said edge secured sald support at points below said plate.

closely in the angle of the -iron,sa1d support In testimonywhereof I afiix my signature. having its' ends resting on the angle irons RUSSELL W. ANDERSON. 

